Beach Day Pullover Crochet Pattern

The Beach Day Pullover crochet pattern almost didn’t happen. I purchased the yarn for this in February. Then “March happened” and everything went out the window. I had picked at it here and there, but completely lost my motivation. I had mentioned on a chat with my friends Briana and Lorene that I was going to frog it, and their response said it all. This was one I needed to finish.

So here we are, a few months later and I couldn’t be happier that I stuck with it! This design totally reminds me of a day at the beach. You know when you finish swimming and you have that slight chill? Or when the sun starts to set and your tank just isn’t enough? What about on those clear, starry nights that are calling for a bonfire? This pullover checks every box.

Using worsted weight yarn and the humble single crochet stitch, this design actually works up incredibly fast!

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The Beach Day Pullover crochet pattern was first brought to you as part of the Splash Into Summer Event hosted by Nicki’s Homemade Crafts. Each day a different designer will bring you a pattern that you can download for free for 24 hours only!

THE YARN

For this design I used Loops and Threads Crème Cotton in Navy, Mustard, and Cream. I only needed less than one ball of each color for the size Medium! This medium worsted yarn is a cotton/nylon blend and comes in 432 yard balls. Not bad! I also used this yarn for the Julie Basket crochet pattern.

Although I do love this yarn with this design, it has since been discontinued.

As a substitute I would highly recommend Comfy Worsted. If cotton isn’t your thing, Brava Worsted is a squishy soft (and very economical!) acrylic substitute. If you’re thinking ahead to Fall, Wool of the Andes Superwash might be the choice for you! All these options are from WeCrochet, and they offer free shipping to Canada on orders over $75! Free shipping is also available to United States, United Kingdom, and Australia on qualifying orders.

BEACH DAY PULLOVER CROCHET PATTERN

MATERIALS

Yarn: Worsted Weight #4. Sample made in Loops and Threads Crème Cotton.

See approximate yardage for individual sizes below. 

Hook: Furls Crochet Streamline Swirl in Cookies and Cream J (6.0 mm). (Save 15% off your hook order with coupon code sincerelypam15).

Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends. 

Measuring Tape.

Stitch Marker.

SIZE CHART FOR THE BEACH DAY PULLOVER CROCHET PATTERN

• All yardage listed is appoximate.

PATTERN KEY

• BLO: back loop only
• ch: chain
• st(s): stitch(es)
• sk: skip
• slst: slip stitch
• sp: space
• sc: single crochet
• sc2tog: single crochet two stitches together

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

Rated Intermediate due to basic decreases.

GAUGE

4”x4” = 10 sc and 12 rows.

SPECIAL PATTERN NOTES

This Beach Day Pullover was designed with 6” of positive ease. For a more fitted top, make a size down.

When following the stitch counts at the end of each round, the numbers are in chronological order by size, (XS, S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X). When only one stitch count is given, it is the same for all sizes.

This garment is worked in two pieces and then joined at the shoulders and sides. The sleeves and collar are crocheted right on the body of the Pullover.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

You are free to sell what you make from this pattern, but you may not share, copy or reproduce this pattern in part or whole.

Photographs are also copyright protected and may not be used.

Please link back to one of my shops if selling your finished items online.

© Pam Dajczak 2020 

Sincerely, Pam

BEACH DAY PULLOVER CROCHET PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

BACK PANEL

*** Scroll to bottom of post for Stripes Pattern***

Row 1: Ch (48, 52, 58, 60, 68, 72, 78, 82, 88), sc in 2nd ch from hook, and across. (47, 51, 57, 59, 67, 71, 77, 81, 87)

Row 2: This is the Right Side. Ch1, turn, sc across. (47, 51, 57, 59, 67, 71, 77, 81, 87)

Repeat Row 2 until you have (74, 74, 74, 77, 77, 77, 80, 80, 80) Rows total. Your final length should be the same as the length noted in the Chart on Page 1. 

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

FRONT PANEL

Row 1: Ch (48, 52, 58, 60, 68, 72, 78, 82, 88), sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. (47, 51, 57, 59, 67, 71, 77, 81, 87)

Row 2: This is the Right Side. Ch1, turn, sc across. (47, 51, 57, 59, 67, 71, 77, 81, 87)

Repeat Row 2 until you have (54, 54, 54, 55, 55, 55, 56, 56, 56) Rows total.

You are now making the Left Side of the V-Neck.

Row 3: Ch1, turn, sc first (23, 25, 28, 29, 33, 35, 38, 40, 43 ), place a stitch marker in the next stitch. (23, 25, 28, 29, 33, 35, 38, 40, 43 )

Row 4: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc across. (22, 24, 27, 28, 32, 34, 37, 39, 42)

Row 5: Ch1, turn, sc to last 4 sts, sc2tog twice. (20, 22, 25, 26, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40)

Row 6: Repeat Row 4 (19, 21, 24, 25, 29, 31, 34, 36, 39)

Row 7: Repeat Row 5 (17, 19, 22, 23, 27, 29, 32, 34, 37)

Row 8: Repeat Row 4 (16, 18, 21, 22, 26, 28, 31, 33, 36)

Row 9: Repeat Row 5 (14, 16, 19, 20, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34)

Row 10: Repeat Row 4 (13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33)

Row 11: Ch1, turn, sc across. (13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33)

Row12: Repeat Row 4 (12, 14, 17, 18, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32)

Row 13: Repeat Row 11 (12, 14, 17, 18, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32)

Row 14: Repeat Row 4 (11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31)

Row 15: Repeat Row 11 (11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31)

Row 16: Repeat Row 4 (10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30)

Rows 17-21: Repeat Row 11 (10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30)

For Sizes L-2X only: Repeat Row 11 two more times.

For Sizes 3X-5X only: Repeat Row 11 four more times.

Row 22: Ch1, turn, 2sc in first st, sc across remaining sts. (11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31)

Row 23: Ch1, turn, sc to last 2 sts, 2sc in each. (13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33)

Fasten off and weave in ends. 

You are now making the Right Side of the V-Neck.

Row 24: Reattach yarn to the next st over from the stitch marker placed in Row 3. Leave the stitch marker in place for the Collar. Ch1, sc last (23, 25, 28, 29, 33, 35, 38, 40, 43 ) sts. 

Row 25: Ch1, turn, sc across to last 2 sts, sc2tog. (22, 24, 27, 28, 32, 34, 37, 39, 42)

Row 26: Ch1, turn, sc2tog twice, sc in remaining sts. (20, 22, 25, 26, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40)

Row 27: Repeat Row 25 (19, 21, 24, 25, 29, 31, 34, 36, 39)

Row 28: Repeat Row 26 (17, 19, 22, 23, 27, 29, 32, 34, 37)

Row 29: Repeat Row 25 (16, 18, 21, 22, 26, 28, 31, 33, 36)

Row 30: Repeat Row 26(14, 16, 19, 20, 24, 26, 29, 31, 34)

Row 31: Repeat Row 25(13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33)

Row 32: Ch1, turn, sc across.(13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33) 

Row 33: Repeat Row 25 (12, 14, 17, 18, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32)

Row 34: Repeat Row 32 (12, 14, 17, 18, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32)

Row 35: Repeat Row 25 (11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31)

Row 36: Repeat Row 32 (11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31)

Row 37: Repeat Row 25 (10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30)

Rows 38-42: Repeat Row 32 (10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 25, 27, 30)

For Sizes L-2X only: Repeat Row 32 two more times.

For Sizes 3X-5X only: Repeat Row 32 four more times.

Row 43: Ch1, turn, sc across to last st, 2sc in last st. (11, 13, 16, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 31)

Row 44: Ch1, turn, 2sc in first 2 sts, sc across. (13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 25, 28, 30, 33)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

SEAMING

To seam the Beach Day Pullover crochet pattern, you will sew the shoulder seams and the sides as follows:

Lay the Front and Back Panels on top of each other, Right Sides facing together, (matching up the stripes if applicable).

Using a tapestry needle and a length of yarn, sew the two Panels together starting with the shoulders.

Each side seam should begin approximately 3” above the bottom hem, and continue up, leaving a (6”, 6.5”, 7”, 7.5”, 8”, 8.5”, 9”, 9.5”, 10”) Armhole opening. I switched colours to make each stripe. This added to the ends to weave in, but it made the execution look flawless.

Fasten off and weave in all ends. Turn Pullover right side out.

SLEEVES

SLEEVES – SIZES XS, S, M ONLY

Reattach yarn to the bottom of one Armhole opening.

Round 1: Ch1, sc (30, 33, 35) sts evenly around the Armhole opening, join. (30, 33, 35)

Rounds 2-4: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (30, 33, 35)

Round 5: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (29, 32, 34)

Rounds 6-8: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (29, 32, 34)

Round 9: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (28, 31, 33)

Rounds 10-12: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (28, 31, 33)

Round 13: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (27, 30, 32)

Rounds 14-16: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (27, 30, 32) 

Round 17: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (26, 29, 31)

Rounds 18-20: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (26, 29, 31)

Round 21: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (25, 28, 30)

Rounds 22-24: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (25, 28, 30)

Round 25: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (24, 27, 29)

Rounds 26-28: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (24, 27, 29)

Round 29: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (23, 26, 28)

Rounds 30-32: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (23, 26, 28)

Round 33: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (22, 25, 27)

Rounds 34-36: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (22, 25, 27)

Round 37: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (21, 24, 26)

Round 38: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (21, 24, 26) 

Round 39: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (20, 23, 25)

Rounds 40-42: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (20, 23, 25)

Repeat on Second Armhole. 

Continue on to Cuffs.

SLEEVES – SIZES L-1X ONLY

Round 1: Ch1, sc (37, 40) sts evenly around the Armhole opening, join. (37, 40)

Rounds 2-4: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (37, 40)

Round 5: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (36, 39)

Rounds 6-7: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (36, 39)

Round 8: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (35, 38)

Rounds 9-11: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (35, 38)

Round 12: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (34, 37)

Rounds 13-14: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (34, 37) 

Round 15: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (33, 36)

Rounds 16-18: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (33, 36)

Round 19: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (32, 35)

Rounds 20-21: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (32, 35)

Round 22: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (31, 34)

Rounds 23-25: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (31, 34)

Round 26: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (30, 33)

Rounds 27-28: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (30, 33)

Round 29: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (29, 32)

Rounds 30-32: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (29, 32)

Round 33: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (28, 31)

Round 34-35: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (28, 31) 

Round 36: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (27, 30)

Rounds 37-39: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (27, 30)

Round 40: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (26, 29)

Rounds 41-42: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (26, 29)

Round 43: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (25, 28)

Rounds 44-46: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (25, 28)

Repeat on Second Armhole.

Continue on to Cuffs.

SIZES 2X-5X ONLY

Round 1: Ch1, sc (42, 45, 48, 50) sts evenly around the Armhole opening, join. (42, 45, 48, 50)

Rounds 2-3: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (42, 45, 48, 50)

Round 4: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (41, 44, 47, 49)

Rounds 5-6: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (41, 44, 47, 49)

Round 7: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (40, 43, 46, 48)

Rounds 8-9: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (40, 43, 46, 48)

Round 10: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (39, 42, 45, 47)

Rounds 11-12: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (39, 42, 45, 47) 

Round 13: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (38, 41, 44, 46)

Rounds 14-15: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (38, 41, 44, 46)

Round 16: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (37, 40, 43, 45)

Rounds 17-18: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (37, 40, 43, 45)

Round 19: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (36, 39, 42, 44)

Rounds 20-21: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (36, 39, 42, 44)

Round 22: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (35, 38, 41, 43)

Rounds 23-24: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (35, 38, 41, 43)

Round 25: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (34, 37, 40, 42)

Rounds 26-27: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (34, 37, 40, 42)

Round 28: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (33, 36, 39, 41)

Round 29-30: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (33, 36, 39, 41) 

Round 31: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (32, 35, 38, 40)

Rounds 32-33: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (32, 35, 38, 40)

Round 34: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (31, 34, 37, 39)

Rounds 35-36: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (31, 34, 37, 39)

Round 37: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (30, 33, 36, 38)

Rounds 38-39: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (30, 33, 36, 38)

Round 40: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (29, 32, 35, 37)

Rounds 41-42: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (29, 32, 35, 37)

Round 43: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (28, 31, 34, 36)

Rounds 44-45: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (28, 31, 34, 36)

Round 46: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (27, 30, 33, 35)

Rounds 47-48: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (27, 30, 33, 35)

Round 49: Ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc remaining sts around, join. (26, 29, 32, 34)

Round 50: Ch1, turn, sc around, join. (26, 29, 32, 34)

Repeat on Second Armhole.

Continue on to Cuffs.

CUFFS 

Row 1: Ch6, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, slst into next st on sleeve. (5)

Row 2: Slst into next st on sleeve, turn, skip over last two slsts, sc in the BLO across each st in Cuff. (5)

Row 3: Ch1, turn, sc in the BLO across each st, slst into next st on sleeve. (5)

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 around the Sleeve.

Slst both sides of the Cuff together.

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Repeat on second Sleeve.

COLLAR

Please see the Photo Tutorial below.

Row 1: Reattach yarn to the right side of Row 4 of the Front Panel on Page 3. (Photo 2). Ch1, sc in same space as ch1 (Photo 3), sc in side of Row 3 of the Front Panel, sc in same stitch as stitch marker, slst into the side of Front Panel Right Side (Photo 4). (3 sc)

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Row 2: Slst into next st on Neck Opening, turn, skip over last two slsts, sc in the BLO across each st in Collar. (3) (Photo 5)

Row 3: Ch1, turn, sc in the BLO across each st, slst into next st on collar. (5)

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 around the Neck Opening.

Row 4: Once you have worked around the Neck Opening, you can fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Using a tapestry needle and the tail, sew the BLO of the last row worked to the side of the first three rows of the Collar using the photos below as a guide. 

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Fasten off and weave in all ends.    

BLOCKING

I always recommend blocking your finished items. For the Beach Day Pullover crochet attern, I used a wet bocking method. You can check out my tutorial for step-by-step instructions.

STRIPES

Follow the colour changes below to mimic the striping pattern on the sample.

Rows 1-10: blue

Rows 11-14: yellow

Rows 15-18: white

Rows 19-22: blue

Rows 23-30: yellow

Rows 31-34: blue

Rows 35-40: white

Rows 41-50: blue

Rows 51-54: white

Rows 55-58: yellow (v-neck begins)

Rows 59-64: white

Rows 65-74: yellow

Large – 2X will have 3 extra Rows. – Add 1 Row to the first blue section, and then 2 extra rows to the last yellow section. 

3X-5X will have 6 extra Rows. – Add 2 Rows to the first blue section, 2 rows to Rows 35-40, and then 2 extra rows to the last yellow section.

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